Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saudi Arabia, 2006

Saudi Arabia
2006
Total fertility rate: 3.18
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saudi Arabia was 3.18 children per woman in 2006 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (194 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 458,153 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.18
Births
458,153
Births per 1,000 people
21.4
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.51
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
21,459,144
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-140.10.0%132
15-1921.33.4%22,989
20-24150.923.7%142,846
25-29193.930.5%145,997
30-34143.622.6%86,405
35-3980.512.7%41,159
40-4430.44.8%13,278
45-4913.92.2%5,022
50-541.20.2%325